A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish ...

The harmonica and synthesizer-driven theme song was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1975 and remained ...

Oh, there once was a lady, and so I’ve been told, Whose lover grew weary, whose lover grew cold. “My child,” he remarked, “though our episode ends, in the manner of men, I suggest we be friends.” And ...

If you ever wanted to be the main character in a Wong Kar-wai film, Harmonica Kitchen gets you close. Located in the cramped, lantern-lit alleyways of Kichijoji’s Harmonica Yokocho, it’s three floors ...

Unusually, I met Peter Wile and spoke to him before I saw him play. I knew he played guitar and harmonica, and I talked to him about folk music — my favorite subject, the one that usually makes most ...

Amy Winehouse performs during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London. Sadness takes on different forms, from regret to depression to loss; ...

The Kings are playing in Edmonton this weekend with a chance to sweep the Oilers and win their first playoff series since their Stanley Cup championship run in 2014. Hopefully the Kings didn’t forget ...

There are few instruments stranger than a harmonica. While there are chromatic versions of the harmonica, most players use the ones that are set in a certain key. That way, no matter what you blow, it ...

Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise song on his Instagram page, supposedly titled “Watch the Party Die.” On the five-minute song, he references Christian rapper Lecrae, Terrace Martin and what ...

Amid the geniuses, stylists, and show people that made up the Sixties Motown roster, Stevie Wonder may have been the most purely original singer. Even before he asserted himself musically with his ...

There is no platonic definition of a good cover version of a well-loved song. A good cover can be an enthusiastic celebration of the original, a rendition that highlights the very things that stir ...

Whatever you call it — mouth organ, harpoon, tin sandwich, Mississippi saxophone — there's no denying that rock music wouldn't be the same without the harmonica. Continue reading… ...